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dark corner....

jrby · 2014-03-11 10:52:07

I have a very dark corner in a raised flower bed...its surrounded by two walls....any suggestions for what i could plant there?

11-03-2014 11:52am

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I have a very dark corner in a raised flower bed...its surrounded by two walls....any suggestions for what i could plant there?

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#2 11-03-2014 12:22pm

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What kind of plant are you looking for - ground cover, tall? Euphorbia (wood spurge) is a nice bright green/yellow that will grow anywhere, but is inclined to take over. Most of the geraniums (cranesbill) are happy in shade (not pelargonums, cranesbill are mostly perennials and the common ones have blue/purple flowers). Between two walls is likely to be dry so you need to take that into account as well. Hellebores, Berginia, Japanese acer. Wild violets. Bluebells (don't plant the Spanish bluebells. I currently have 5 sacks of them (and montbretia) to dispose of!) Foxgloves. Think of things that grow in woodland and under hedges.

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